Knox County Sheriff's Office
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, October 2, 2023
Cause: Gunfire
Warrants Officer Toby Jay Keiser
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Assistant Chief Deputy L. Keith Lyon
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Angela K. Payne
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2000
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant Steve Keith McCulley
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Cause: Struck by train
Investigator James Kenneth Kennedy
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harley Beecher Nelson
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, July 6, 1947
Cause: Gunfire
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, September 12, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George S. Williams
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1906
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Doctor A. "John" Shipe
Knox County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, May 21, 1888
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 11
- Automobile crash 1
- COVID19 1
- Gunfire 7
- Struck by train 1
- Struck by vehicle 1
By Month
- January 1
- February 2
- March 1
- May 2
- June 1
- July 2
- September 1
- October 1
By Gender
- Male 10
- Female 1